Mac
Keyboard shortcut
Symbols
| Symbol | FR Shortcut | CH DE Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| | | Alt + Maj + L | Alt + 7 |
| \ | Alt + Maj + / | Alt + Maj + 7 |
| [ | Alt + Maj + ( | Alt + 5 |
| ] | Alt + Maj + ) | Alt + 6 |
| { | Alt + ( | Alt + 8 |
| } | Alt + ) | Alt + 9 |
| # | Maj + # | Alt + 3 |
System
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Cmd + Q | Lock the screen |
| Cmd + Alt + Maj + V | Paste without formatting |
| Cmd + Maj + R | Reload the navigator window |
| Cmd + Maj + D | Once in the finder, go to Desktop |
| Cmd + Maj + H | Once in the finder, go to Home |
Shell config
Check which shell is used:
echo $SHELL
Switch to a bash shell:
chsh -s /bin/bash
Add this to your .bash_profile:
source ~/.bashrc
Homebrew
Install Homebrew
Install Homebrew:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Packages
Here is the list of packages I usually use:
- Git
- Docker Desktop
- Bash Completion
- Chrome
- Rectangle
- Logi Options+
- AltTab
- VS Code
- LM Studio
- Nodejs
- kubectl
- Helm
- kubeseal
- pipx
- watch
- pre-commit
- argocd
- Netbird
- ripgrep
- Pi
- iTerm2
- GitUI
- Hunk
- diffnav
- bat
- gh
- lychee
Install Packages
Here is how to install this packages using the terminal:
brew install git
brew install --cask docker-desktop
brew install bash-completion@2
brew install --cask google-chrome
brew install rectangle
brew install --cask logi-options+
brew install --cask alt-tab
brew install --cask whatsapp
brew install --cask visual-studio-code
brew install --cask lm-studio
brew install node@24
echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/node@24/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
brew install kubernetes-cli
brew install helm
brew install kubeseal
brew install pipx && pipx ensurepath
brew install watch
brew install pre-commit
brew install argocd
brew install netbirdio/tap/netbird
brew install --cask netbirdio/tap/netbird-ui
brew install ripgrep
brew install pi-coding-agent
brew install --cask iterm2
brew install gitui
brew install modem-dev/tap/hunk
brew install dlvhdr/formulae/diffnav
git config --global pager.diff diffnav
brew install bat
brew install gh
brew install lychee
Some easy fix
Remove the macOS quarantine flag from a binary (used when you get "app is damaged" or "cannot be opened because it is from an unidentified developer" errors):
sudo xattr -rc $BINARY